British Columbia is 1.04× the size of Nigeria
British Columbia (province of Canada) covers about 946,000 km² (365,000 mi²) and Nigeria (Africa) about 907,000 km² (350,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 946,000km²British Columbia
- 907,000km²Nigeria
500 km
- British Columbia
- Nigeria
What fits
- Nigeria is 96% of the size of British Columbia.
- British Columbia is larger by 38,100 km² (14,700 mi²), which is 4.2% of the area of Nigeria.
- Measured in Belgiums: British Columbia is about 30.8, Nigeria about 29.6.
How they differ
- British Columbia is larger, but Nigeria has the larger population: 211.4 million against 5.0 million, 42.3× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 233 in Nigeria against 5.3 in British Columbia: Nigeria is 44.0× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,600 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: British Columbia at 55°N is drawn about 3.0× too large and Nigeria at 10°N about 1.0×, so the map shows British Columbia as 3.01× the size of Nigeria instead of 1.04×.
- Together British Columbia and Nigeria cover 1,853,000 km², close to the size of Sudan (1,856,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 38,100 km², is about the size of Netherlands (37,100 km²).
- At Nigeria's density, British Columbia would have 220.3 million people (it has 5.0 million). At British Columbia's density, Nigeria would have 4.8 million (it has 211.4 million).
- British Columbia's centre is 45.0° of latitude, about 5,000 km, farther north than Nigeria's.
- British Columbia is the 5th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 9.5% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Nigeria ranks 34th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- British Columbia lies about 45° of latitude (roughly 5,000 km) north of Nigeria.
- Shared out evenly, each person in British Columbia would have about 189,090 m² and each person in Nigeria about 4,290 m².
- Laid side by side, British Columbia and Nigeria would cover 1,853,000 km², about the same size as Sudan.
- Together they have 216.4 million people, about as many people as Brazil.
- Counted as a country, British Columbia would rank 31st by area and 125th by population.
Side by side
| British Columbia | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 946,000 km²365,000 mi² | 907,000 km²350,000 mi² |
| Official area | 945,000 km²Wikidata | 924,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 13in Canada | 33rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2021 | 211.4 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 13in Canada | 7th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 5.3 per km² | 233 per km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Abuja |
| Latitude range | 48°N to 60°N | 4°N to 14°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 945,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 946,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 924,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 907,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12